About Butcher's Tower
The Butchers' Tower (Romanian: Turnul Măcelarilor, German: Fleischhauerturm) is one of the nine towers located in the Citadel of Sighişoara, belonging to Mureș County in Romania. The Butcher's Tower was built in late 15th century.
The Butchers' Tower (Romanian: Turnul Măcelarilor, German: Fleischhauerturm) is one of the nine towers located in the Citadel of Sighişoara, belonging to Mureș County in Romania. The Butcher's Tower was built in late 15th century. Originally, the tower was shaped in an eight-sided prism, but in the 16th century it was rebuilt on a hexagonal plan and was raised with the specific purpose of enlarge the field of view over the small bastion built right in front of it. The tower has three floors with five loopholes and the access was made, in the past, by the fortress wall gallery.
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